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had I thought
to this day –
of every life passed between
some were rivers
some were mountains –
some (remembered as) dreams
had I known
(what I know)
when reflecting the truth
when swore to the darkness
the light would wear through
at the end
(of returning)
at the last we shall know
what was real
what was nothing –
what is left (letting go)
had I heard
you were coming –
(made the best of my time)
might have slept through the winter –
every season divine
had I loved
(only you)
of all I have held –
might these moments
be heaven enough
were there pause to remember
the first time we met –
my life (but a shadow)
to the memory of love
…
tornadoday 
Were there a moment in time
That gave back more than rhyme…
xo
Paul
Indeed……..or but a bit more than lines succumb to line. Thank you, Paul. ~ Love, B xox
as I read this, a C. S. Lewis say echoes: “Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery’s shadow or reflection: the fact that you don’t merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.”…
Peace & Light
Oh, no………that’s not good (and I am moved to know that it was but a moment that moved Lewis to speak such). I am a shadow of love (you are a shadow of love)……..you love and you love and you love. Does that sometimes mean you grieve? Of course, but you don’t miss what you don’t love. My heart swells with love for you, Mira…….and for all…… ~ As ever, Bobbie
“Ät the end of returning, at the last we shall know…what was real and what was nothing”… what a beautiful thought, Bobbie… reminds me of these words on love.. “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” Lots of love, Dee
Exactly! I thought of that very same scripture as I was writing. Much of what happens within the world, I do not understand. But I will understand, when I am ready to understand. Until then, my trust is in He who understands it all……. For surely, ‘we’ll understand it all bye and bye’…… Thank you, Dee. ~ Love eternally, Bobbie
Your poems are so ageless, and wonderful…your words can change the complexion of a day, as you can turn gloom to certain happiness. Wonderful poem Bobbie!